Alaska asks judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Senate ballots

What's happening

Alaska's Republican-run state government asked a federal judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit that seeks to stop certification of a possible Democratic win in the state's U.S. Senate race.7(source: Oct 31: Alaska asks judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Senate ballots) The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas and document preservation requests in an investigation into efforts to recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, and has sued to block certification if the incumbent loses.6(source: Oct 29: DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas in Alaska Senate Race)3(source: Oct 28: Peltola denies knowing about effort to recruit second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race) Democratic candidate Mary Peltola has denied knowing about an effort to put another candidate with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan on the ballot, and Alaska's attorney general's office called the requested ballot relief 'disturbing and impossible.'3(source: Oct 28: Peltola denies knowing about effort to recruit second Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race)7(source: Oct 31: Alaska asks judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit over Senate ballots)

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How we got here

1. No readers have picked a side yetOct 29DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoenas in Alaska Senate Race
2. No readers have picked a side yetOct 29Alaska governor orders investigation into Mary Peltola's Senate campaign
3. No readers have picked a side yetOct 28Report: Peltola Campaign Aides Sought Voters Named Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race